Title IX: Combating Sex-Based Misconduct

Baruch College follows the tenets of Title IX, a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in programs and activities at educational institutions receiving federal funds. We are committed to providing a safe and secure academic environment free of sexual harassment, gender-based harassment, and other forms of sexual misconduct.

We seek to create and maintain a safe environment in which all members of our campus community —students, faculty, and staff—can learn and work free from fear of sexual assault and other forms of violence. We prohibit gender-based harassment of any kind, by students, faculty, and staff. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome comments or advances, sexually suggestive written or visual communications, and inappropriate flirtations. Sexual misconduct includes sexual assault, sexual harassment (including gender-based harassment), domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and voyeurism. Harassing conduct, also implicated by sexual assault, domestic and intimate partner violence, or stalking on any CUNY campus, creates a “hostile environment” which, when sufficiently severe or pervasive, may limit or interfere with a student’s ability to participate in educational activities, or an employee’s ability to perform his or her job. For definitions and more details, see the CUNY Policy on Sex-Based Misconduct.